diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LinuxInfoUtils.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LinuxInfoUtils.java
index 2119398fe62fa..42ef264b6db04 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LinuxInfoUtils.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LinuxInfoUtils.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -163,6 +164,30 @@ private static boolean isPhysicalNic(Path nicPath) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether nic is usable.
+     * @param nicPath Nic path
+     * @return whether nic is usable.
+     */
+    private static boolean isUsable(Path nicPath) {
+        try {
+            String operstate = readTrimStringFromFile(nicPath.resolve("operstate"));
+            Operstate operState = Operstate.valueOf(operstate.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
+            switch (operState) {
+                case UP:
+                case UNKNOWN:
+                case DORMANT:
+                    return true;
+                default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("[LinuxInfo] Failed to read {} NIC operstate, the detail is: {}", nicPath, e.getMessage());
+            // Read operstate got error.
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all physical nic limit.
      * @param nics All nic path
@@ -199,12 +224,13 @@ public static double getTotalNicUsage(List<String> nics, NICUsageType type, BitR
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all physical nic path.
-     * @return All physical nic path
+     * Get paths of all usable physical nic.
+     * @return All usable physical nic paths.
      */
-    public static List<String> getPhysicalNICs() {
+    public static List<String> getUsablePhysicalNICs() {
         try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(Paths.get(NIC_PATH))) {
             return stream.filter(LinuxInfoUtils::isPhysicalNic)
+                    .filter(LinuxInfoUtils::isUsable)
                     .map(path -> path.getFileName().toString())
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
         } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -218,7 +244,7 @@ public static List<String> getPhysicalNICs() {
      * @return Whether the VM has nic speed
      */
     public static boolean checkHasNicSpeeds() {
-        List<String> physicalNICs = getPhysicalNICs();
+        List<String> physicalNICs = getUsablePhysicalNICs();
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(physicalNICs)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -242,6 +268,29 @@ private static double readDoubleFromFile(Path path) throws IOException {
         return Double.parseDouble(readTrimStringFromFile(path));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * TLV IFLA_OPERSTATE
+     * contains RFC2863 state of the interface in numeric representation:
+     * See <a href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt">...</a>
+     */
+    enum Operstate {
+        // Interface is in unknown state, neither driver nor userspace has set
+        // operational state. Interface must be considered for user data as
+        // setting operational state has not been implemented in every driver.
+        UNKNOWN,
+        // Interface is unable to transfer data on L1, f.e. ethernet is not
+        // plugged or interface is ADMIN down.
+        DOWN,
+        // Interfaces stacked on an interface that is IF_OPER_DOWN show this
+        // state (f.e. VLAN).
+        LOWERLAYERDOWN,
+        // Interface is L1 up, but waiting for an external event, f.e. for a
+        // protocol to establish. (802.1X)
+        DORMANT,
+        // Interface is operational up and can be used.
+        UP
+    }
+
     @AllArgsConstructor
     public enum NICUsageType {
         // transport
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/impl/LinuxBrokerHostUsageImpl.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/impl/LinuxBrokerHostUsageImpl.java
index 9e920c01a3077..318f37f7f7a97 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/impl/LinuxBrokerHostUsageImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/impl/LinuxBrokerHostUsageImpl.java
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.NICUsageType;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getCpuUsageForCGroup;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getCpuUsageForEntireHost;
-import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getPhysicalNICs;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getTotalCpuLimit;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getTotalNicLimit;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getTotalNicUsage;
+import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.getUsablePhysicalNICs;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LinuxInfoUtils.isCGroupEnabled;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.common.util.Runnables.catchingAndLoggingThrowables;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public SystemResourceUsage getBrokerHostUsage() {
 
     @Override
     public void calculateBrokerHostUsage() {
-        List<String> nics = getPhysicalNICs();
+        List<String> nics = getUsablePhysicalNICs();
         double totalNicLimit = getTotalNicLimitWithConfiguration(nics);
         double totalNicUsageTx = getTotalNicUsage(nics, NICUsageType.TX, BitRateUnit.Kilobit);
         double totalNicUsageRx = getTotalNicUsage(nics, NICUsageType.RX, BitRateUnit.Kilobit);
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LoadReportNetworkLimitTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LoadReportNetworkLimitTest.java
index 82e5a8212fab0..bec971dfa40e7 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LoadReportNetworkLimitTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/loadbalance/LoadReportNetworkLimitTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 @Test(groups = "broker")
 public class LoadReportNetworkLimitTest extends MockedPulsarServiceBaseTest {
-    int nicCount;
+    int usableNicCount;
 
     @Override
     protected void doInitConf() throws Exception {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected void doInitConf() throws Exception {
     public void setup() throws Exception {
         super.internalSetup();
         if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX) {
-            nicCount = LinuxInfoUtils.getPhysicalNICs().size();
+            usableNicCount = LinuxInfoUtils.getUsablePhysicalNICs().size();
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public void checkLoadReportNicSpeed() throws Exception {
         LoadManagerReport report = admin.brokerStats().getLoadReport();
 
         if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX) {
-            assertEquals(report.getBandwidthIn().limit, nicCount * 5.4 * 1000 * 1000);
-            assertEquals(report.getBandwidthOut().limit, nicCount * 5.4 * 1000 * 1000);
+            assertEquals(report.getBandwidthIn().limit, usableNicCount * 5.4 * 1000 * 1000);
+            assertEquals(report.getBandwidthOut().limit, usableNicCount * 5.4 * 1000 * 1000);
         } else {
             // On non-Linux system we don't report the network usage
             assertEquals(report.getBandwidthIn().limit, -1.0);